Where does “rollista” come from?

rollista (Swedish) comes from Spanish rollo, from Latin rotulus, from Latin rotula, from Arabic رَطْل, from Classical Syriac ܪܝܛܠܐ, from Classical Syriac ܠܝܛܪܐ, from French litre, from Medieval Latin litra — ingot.

rollista (Swedish): a cast

Definitions

  1. a cast

Ancestry of “rollista”, step by step

rollista traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish rollo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishrolloroll; coil; reel
2LatinrotulusAlternative form of rotula; roll; roll of paper
3Latinrotulaa small wheel; roll
4Arabicرَطْل
5Classical Syriacܪܝܛܠܐ
6Classical Syriacܠܝܛܪܐlibra, pound
7Frenchlitrelitre
8Medieval Latinlitra
9Ancient Greekλίτραlitra, a Sicilian silver coin; libra, a unit of...
10Proto-Italic*līðrāingot

via Swedish lista

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishlistaa list; a register or roll of paper consisting of...

via Swedish roll

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishrollrole; roll
Every word from Proto-Italic *līðrāEvery word from Ancient Greek λίτραEvery word from Medieval Latin litra